Union of Greek Shipowners

Union of Greek Shipowners

Formation	1916;109 years ago (1916)
Founded at	Piraeus
Type	Union
Legal status	Legal Entity under Private Law
Headquarters	Piraeus
Fields	Shipping Ship ownership Ship Operation
President	Melina Travlos [1]
Website	ugs.gr/en/

The Union of Greek Shipowners (UGS, or, in its Greek initials, EEE) is a trade association for Greek ship-owners. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

Founded in February 1916, it is headquartered in Piraeus, with offices in Brussels and Washington, D.C. The UGS closely follows developments in the United Nations International Maritime Organization (IMO), the International Labour Organization (ILO), the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and other global bodies. The UGS is a member of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and the European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA) and participates in the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) and the Economic and Social Council of Greece (ESC). The UGS is also a member of the Arctic Economic Council (AEC). ^[7]

The UGS also maintains close relations with the Hellenic Chamber of Shipping, the London-based Greek Shipping Co-operation Committee (GSCC) and the Hellenic Marine Environment Protection Association (HELMEPA). ^[7]

Presidents and current Board of Directors

Presidents Since 1916 the Union has been headed by 17 Presidents: [8] N President Origin From Until 1 Leonidas Embiricos Andros 1916 1920 2 Vacant — 1920 1924 3 Stamatios Embiricos Andros 1924 1934 4 Nicolaos Kyriakides of Prokonessos 1934 1935 5 Basil Goulandris Andros 1935 1936 6 Michael Pneumaticos Kasos 1936 1938 7 Costas Michalos Chios 1938 1946 8 Loucas Nomicos Santorini 1946 1950 9 Nicolaos Lykiardopoulos Cephalonia 1950 1960 10 Stratis Andreadis Chios 1960 1974 11 Vacant — 1974 1975 12 Anthony Chandris Chios 1975 1981 13 Aristomenis Karageorgis Piraeus 1981 1984 14 Stathis Gourdomichalis Athens 1984 1991 15 John G. Goumas Athens 1991 1997 16 John Lyras London (with roots in Chios) 1997 2003 17 Nicos Efthymiou Piraeus 2003 2009 18 Theodoros Veniamis Chios 2009 2022 19 Melina Travlos Cephalonia 2022 present

Board of Directors The current Board of Directors [9] Composition of the current Board of Directors President Travlos N. Melina Vice Presidents Chandris D. Michael Lemos N. Andonis T. Secretaries Veniamis Th. Nikolaos Fafalios J. Dimitrios Deputy Secretaries Youroukos D. Georgios Procopiou G. Johanna Treasurer Xylas A. John Deputy Treasurer Caroussis I. Constandinos

References

1. who is the new president of Union of Greek Shipowners
2. European Journal of Political Research. Elsevier. 2000. p. 221.
3. Tayfur, M. Fatih (5 February 2018). Semiperipheral Development and Foreign Policy: The Cases of Greece and Spain. Routledge. ISBN   978-1-351-75845-1.
4. The Economic and Social Interest Groups of Greece: Documentation. Economic and Social Committee Press, Information and Publications Division. 1981. p. 71. ISBN   978-2-8029-0032-0.
5. Lavdas, Kostas A. (2016). The Europeanization of Greece: Interest Politics and the Crises of Integration. Springer. p. 78. ISBN   978-1-349-25872-7.
6. Bergin, Tom. "The Great Greek Shipping Myth". Reuters. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
7. ABOUT THE UNION OF GREEK SHIPOWNERS ugs.gr, Retrieved 10 February 2022
8. Former Presidents, ugs.gr, Retrieved 10 February 2022
9. "Board of Directors". ugs.gr. 2025-04-08.